Chris Parnell Admits He’s Playing “Exactly the Same Character” on Two Shows in Reddit AMA

Hot off the heels of Archer‘s season 7 premiere, the voice of Cyril Figgis headed to Reddit’s Archer community for an AMA (Ask Me Anything)—but fans of the FX show weren’t the only ones to pop in to ask Parnell a question.

The former SNL star and fan-favorite “doctor” on 30 Rock also voices characters on kid-friendly shows like Dawn of the Croods, Nature Cat, and The Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show, as well as the less kid-friendly series Rick & Morty.

But as he shares in a comment, sometimes doing so many voices leads to overlap between characters.

When redditor gibby67 asked the actor to explain the difference between two of his more famous “adult” characters—Jerry Smith and Cyril Figgis—he didn’t give the old Hollywood run-around about how every role has its unique challenges.

Instead, he poked fun at himself by bluntly answering, “They are exactly the same character.”

As he took turns addressing dozens of questions about all of his characters over the years, his self-deprecating attitude made it impossible not to read his answers in Jerry’s (or Cyril’s [or Dr. Spaceman’s]) voice.